The vehicle number 5 million was produced Tuesday, May 6. It is a Duster 4×4 Lauréate model, equipped with 1.6-liter and 105 HP engine, according to the statement.
Dacia’s SUV, the Duster, makes up over 50% of the carmaking plant’s total daily output.
The plant in Mioveni, founded in 1966, reached the threshold of 1 million vehicles in 1985. In 1998, a year before Dacia was acquired by French Renault group, Dacia had made 2 million vehicles and the threshold of 3 million vehicles was reached in 2007.
The plant in Mioveni has the capacity to produce 350,000 vehicles a year. In 2013, 93% of the plant’s output went to export.